Improvement in folding chairs



Si A.SKINNER.

F OLDING CHAIR.

Patented .Tu1y'18, 187B.

N- PETER& PHOTO-'UTHOGRAPHER, WASHIN elevation of the same closed.

rule, 1', which may be cast in one piece.

UNITED STATES SMITH A. SKINNER, OF HOQSIGK FALLS, NEW YORK.

llVlPROVEMENT lN Forums CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

180,074. dated July 18, 1876; application filed April 17, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SMITH A. SKINNER, of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer county, in the State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Folding Stools, of which the following is' a full and exact description:

Theobject of this invention is to provide a novel and useful folding stool, which may also beconveniently used for other purposes, to Wit, a staff in walking or a croquet-mallet a very convenient article for use in excursions or upon lawns, where persons engage in croquet; and it consists of a staff of suitable length to be conveniently used as a walkingstatf, and provided atv its lower end w'itlra cross-head or mallet, and also provided with a transverse bar or round, to hold one edge of a canvas or cloth seat, the opposite edge of which is held by a similar round, connected to said staff by two braces, pivoted at their lower ends to .the staff near its lower end.

That others may fully understand my invention, I .will'particularly describe it, having reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective of my stool unfolded and in position for use. Fig. 2 is a side Fig. 3 is a perspective of the cross-ferrule for uniting the round and staff.

S is the shaft, of suitable length and size. At a distance of about sixteen inches from its lower end I attach a cross-piece or round, it, to which is secured the rear edge of the seat B, of canvas or other suitable material. I find it convenient. to attach said cross-piece t to the staff by means of a double or cross fer- The front edge of the seat It is secured to a similar cross-piece or round, g, which is supported by two brace-rods, pp, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the sides of the staff S, near its lower'end. The round q can therefore be folded up against the shaft; and I find it conparts, so that in folding said bar q against the staff the braces 19 1) will necessarily spring apart slightly to pass the ends of the crossbar t, which will therefore serve as a. shaft to retain said braces and round gin place when folded.

The'cross-head or mallet U serves at once for a foot, to prevent the sinking into the ground of the staff S under the weight of the person sitting upon the seat, and for a croquet-mallet, if such is wanted. If not desired, however, the mallet may be removed or entirely dispensed with.

The upper end of the staff is provided with a suitable handle; but the structure shown is preferred, because that affords not only a convenient construction for slipping the arm through when carrying it from place to place.

A sling, V, may be attached for its more convenient transportation. I

'Having described my invention, what I claim as new isl. A folding stoolcomposed of a staff, S, with a permanently-fixed cross-piece, t, and a movable cross-piece or round, q, attached to said staff by pivoted braces 12 p, anda seat, R, of canvas or other suitable material.

2. A staff, S, provided with a cross'he'ad, U, forming a mallet, combined with a seat, It, folding substantially as described.

, SMITH A. SKINNER.

Witnesses:

S. D. LooKE, A. (J. EDDY.

venient to graduate the proportion of the ready means of holding it, but also is of a 

